The
Directorate of Technical Education was set up on the formation of Union
Territory, Chandigarh in November, 1966. This Directorate is headed by
the Director Technical Education.It
does not have its own building and is housed in the PEC University of
Technology (near Central Library), Sector 12, Chandigarh. Director
Technical Education is functioning as Head of the Department and is the
appointing authority for Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ posts of the
Directorate and Technical institutions functioning under its control.
Director Technical Education has been declared as Nodal Agency for the
pensionary benefits and medical bills of the PEC retirees since
2005.